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I still think RED should go with the SD845. The Hydrogen One is not out yet commercially, and certification should/probably have commenced already.
It would enable even more amazing "surprises"...just sayin'

There's a lot of assumptions here as we only have two data points... (rather than thousands of data points), "We" or most of us don't know what is coming next AFTER the 845?

With What RED has integrated and developed for with the 835 may actually be much more in line with the architecture of what comes after the 845 I'll call it the 8XX. Appropriate architectures may split into two different lines in the future. No doubt there's a lot more "Under the hood" under Hydrogen's Titanium or Aluminum and Kevlar skin, but also manifestly external that is also very good about the HYDROGEN/ totally ground breaking.

I think people are weighting the chip way too highly and think Jim hit the nail on the head. Think of the complete experience rather than the individual bits. For example, the first Surface Pro 3 model came with either an i3, i5, or i7 chip. In the real world, the i5 was the fastest version of the SP3 because the i7 overheated more often and thus needed to be throttled. IIRC the Snapdragon 810 was supposed to be a major step up, but had horrible thermal issues and nearly all phones with the chip had to be throttled and they didn't provide any significant benefit over the previous year's phones as a result.

The bottom line is that getting the fastest and newest chip available is not always the best move. There may be thermal issues and if there is less time for developers to become familiar with the chip, the software could be more inefficient at using the chip's power than a more well-known chip.

For the Hydrogen, the bigger picture (as Jim said) is what's going to matter. Since this is a media producing machine, I would imagine those are the experiences they are tuning it to. No engineer would pick a chip that couldn't handle the core use cases. Also, on the whole, engineers LOVE using the best tech when they can, no one is saying "yeah that chip is way better and priced similarly, but let's go with the weaker one just to be less good than we can be." Sure, there are cost and timing limits. But when a company is releasing something this big for the first time in a new market, it's fair to assume they're working to produce the best product possible. I think the 835x will be just fine.

PS: First post, and the RH1 will be my first RED product, which is highly exciting. Otherwise I'm a still photographer who uses Nikon gear and Hasselblad for MF film. Excited to join the community!
(Also, like an earlier poster, I too am getting married in May (5th) and would LOVE to show off this phone to my friends and family, but I'd rather have the phone release when it's ready to go, so if it needs more time, that's cool too.)

I think people are weighting the chip way too highly and think Jim hit the nail on the head. Think of the complete experience rather than the individual bits. For example, the first Surface Pro 3 model came with either an i3, i5, or i7 chip. In the real world, the i5 was the fastest version of the SP3 because the i7 overheated more often and thus needed to be throttled. IIRC the Snapdragon 810 was supposed to be a major step up, but had horrible thermal issues and nearly all phones with the chip had to be throttled and they didn't provide any significant benefit over the previous year's phones as a result.

The bottom line is that getting the fastest and newest chip available is not always the best move. There may be thermal issues and if there is less time for developers to become familiar with the chip, the software could be more inefficient at using the chip's power than a more well-known chip.

For the Hydrogen, the bigger picture (as Jim said) is what's going to matter. Since this is a media producing machine, I would imagine those are the experiences they are tuning it to. No engineer would pick a chip that couldn't handle the core use cases. Also, on the whole, engineers LOVE using the best tech when they can, no one is saying "yeah that chip is way better and priced similarly, but let's go with the weaker one just to be less good than we can be." Sure, there are cost and timing limits. But when a company is releasing something this big for the first time in a new market, it's fair to assume they're working to produce the best product possible. I think the 835x will be just fine.

PS: First post, and the RH1 will be my first RED product, which is highly exciting. Otherwise I'm a still photographer who uses Nikon gear and Hasselblad for MF film. Excited to join the community!
(Also, like an earlier poster, I too am getting married in May (5th) and would LOVE to show off this phone to my friends and family, but I'd rather have the phone release when it's ready to go, so if it needs more time, that's cool too.)

@Peter K congrats on HYDROGEN, / first RED product AND of course getting married in May.

Well if you don't have a HYDROGEN in hand ... I'm still trying to imagine all kinds of HYDROGEN branded swag...

Congrats on the wedding, just a few days before mine. Hydrogen will also be my first RED product, but I am very sure first of many. I am also looking for the smart watche to replace my apple watch. Gear S3 and Huawaei look good. Especially if you could get a watch face in a Hydrogen style. Lastly what does everyone think the very first thing you shoot with the Hydrogen one will be?

First shot(s) on H1 is a 98 Page feature... 9:01am X2 preorder
Pro sound and gaff but we are amping for a H1 feature.
Story begot The Story.
Love the nerdcore on this thread but out here in the PNw we are just all about The Meta.
The big picture. No bumming no turning back...

BM was great but those motherfuckers just ghosted, now it’s a never look back scenario
Honestly it could be the 040 from my 30 year old Amiga and I would still trust these cats.
Get on here and act/react what more could we want?

Jimmy Jam not afraid to keep the dreamstoke blazing.

No sleep till those bad boys drop.
Eyes wide open. Thanks RED this is a fucking fantastic A ticket ride.
Now back to you braintrust mofos.
H1 let’s get it on.

Think "on balance". Focus too much on one thing and lose sight of all that is new and wonderful about HYDROGEN. The 835 variant is just fine for what we are doing, plus saved 6 months of certification. The 4500mA battery is the industry best. Additionally... when I can post some of the other surprises, you'll have a lot of new specs to ponder where there are no comparisons to any other cell phone ever made.

Jim

Hey Jim or Jarred,

Can you give us some valentine love with some leaks? Pretty please? Really looking forward to H1!